decathlon

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
decathlon
    n 1: an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
decathlon \de*cath"lon\, n. [See {Deca-}; {Pentathlon}.]
   In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest consisting
   of a 100-meter run, a broad jump, putting the shot, a running
   high-jump, a 400-meter run, throwing the discus, a 100-meter
   hurdle race, pole vaulting, throwing the javelin, and a
   1500-meter run.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "decathlon":
      bout, contest, double-header, doubles, event, foursome, game,
      games of chance, go, match, meet, pentathlon, play, play-off, race,
      runoff, singles, sport, threesome, twosome
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